Chelsea fans fear RELEGATION amid horror run of fixtures but say ‘at least we might win in the Championship’
CHELSEA fans have started to fear that they could be relegated at the end of the season amid the club’s terrible run of form.
The Blues suffered a 1-0 defeat to Wolves on Saturday, marking their 11th loss of the campaign.
They now sit 11th in the Premier League table, just 12 points from the relegation zone.
And some fans are starting to worry that the club could be in danger of dropping down to the Championship.
One person tweeted: “AS IT STANDS: If Chelsea lose at least 4 of their next 8 & Everton win at least 4 of their next 8 Chelsea could be in the relegation zone.”
Another added: “This could actually happen.”
A third wrote: “I’m actually scared now…”
While a fourth joked: “We might win games in the Championship, might do us good.”
Nottingham Forest are 18th on 27 points and a -30 goal difference, while Chelsea are on 39 points with -2 goal difference.
But should they not pick up a point in the next four games – and Forest and the six teams above them go on extraordinary runs – the Blues would incredibly find themselves in the bottom three.
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Chelsea still have the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle and Brighton to play this season.
And their track record against teams in the top six has been poor.
The Blues have gained just two points from 10 games played against top-six opponents since the start of the campaign.
And new manager Frank Lampard has hinted that it could take a while to turn things around.
After Saturday’s defeat to Wolves, the former midfielder said: “It’s a big task managing Chelsea.
“We know we’re not in a position we want to be in. There’s always a reason for it.
“I didn’t expect to solve everything in one day. You have to have more aggression in your game, more speed and more competitive duels which go your way.
“The players need to be aware of that because without that you can’t win games. It was interesting to see anyway, I’m here to help with that. It’s not stinging criticism, I know there’s a lot of talent there.”
Lampard re-joined Chelsea as caretaker manager earlier this week following the dismissal of Graham Potter.